Waste-paper receptacle.



A. A. LOW.

WASTE PAPER REGEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED 001. 19, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

FICE,

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOT/V, OF HORSESI-IOE, NEW YORK.

WASTE-PAPER REOEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Application filed October 19, 1909. Serial No. 523,460.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Aenor AUGUSTUS Low, a citizen of the United States,residing at Horseshoe, St. Lawrence county, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Waste- IaperReceptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My improvements relate to receptacles for waste paper &c., and aredesigned to aflord a device which may be quickly attached to or detachedfrom a desk, table or other desired support; which may be swung intoposition so as to be conveniently accessible for use, and as readilyswung back out of the way; and which will also fulfil the functions of aswinging hat rack and garnient support substantially as hereinafter setforth, the invention consisting of the specific construction andarrangement of parts described, an incidental feature being theprovision and use of a bag or holder fitting as a lining within thereceptacle and removable therefrom, for directly receiving, packing andtransporting the waste.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l, is a front elevation of a deskprovided with my improved receptacle; Fig. 2, a top view of the frontportion of a desk, illustrating diagrammatically the relation of partshorizontally and the swinging of the receptacle; Fig. 3, a section uponan enlarged scale taken upon plane of line 33 Fig. 1; Figs. 4, and 5,are sectional details taken upon plane of line l5, Fig. 3, showingdifferent forms of holder linings.

I have herein shown my invention as utilized in connection with a desk,to the re quirements of which it is especially adapted, but it may alsoobviously be applied to a table or any other suitable support withoutdeparting from the spirit and intent of my invention.

The receptacle It, may be made of sheet metal, and is preferablyalthough not necessarily of cylindrical form. It is provided withpivotal hooks 1", or equivalent means for engagement with loops orsupporting devices d, on the desk D. The means of support are such thatthe receptacle R, may be swung back and forth horizontally. Thus, whenmounted on the end of a desk D, as shown in the drawings, the personsitting at the desk can without leaving his seat and withoutinconvenience swing the receptacle forward into position for convenientuse as indicated in solid lines in Fig. 2, and as readily swing thereceptacle back beyond the front line of the desk out of the way asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and as shown in Fig. 1.

It is obvious that various mechanical expedients may be resorted to inmounting the receptacle R on the desk D or other support in such mannerthat said receptacle may be swung back and forth horizontally and I donot limit myself in this respect although the means shown are preferableon account of simplicity and also for the fact that the receptacle isthus rendered attachable to the support, and detachable therefrom forthe purpose of emptying, cleaning, &c.

Combined with my swinging receptacle R is a hat and coat rack or supportS, formed with a central hat rest it, at its upper extremity, and alsowith coat hooks c,'for the support of outer garments. This clothingsupport S, may be mounted either rigidly or detachably upon thereceptacle. I prefer to make it removable and interchangeable. This maybe accomplished in various ways, as by forming holes 1", in the flangedrim T of the receptacle for the reception of the legs 8, of the supportS, said legs being long enough to extend down and rest upon the bottomflange a of the receptacle R, thus providing for the use of a clothingsupport of normal or maximum height even when removed from thereceptacle R and placed upon the floor. The clothing support affords aconvenient means of handling and manipulating the receptacle R, inswinging it back and forth, as well as for the temporary support ofgarments. The receptacle It, may be also provided with a bag or holderB, to act as a removable lining and in which the waste paper 620., maybe collected for removal. The edges of this bag may be secured to anannular flange b, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4., or otherwise, theflange 6, being adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the receptacleand to be supported thereby. The holder or lining B, may be also made oftin or other sheet metal formed to fit snugly within the receptacle R,the flange 5, being formed integral with the holder as illustrated inFig. 5.

In connection with the packing bag B, I contemplate the use of a packingweight W, suspended upon a pulley w, mounted in the upper part of theclothes support S, which in this case is made rectangular to admit ofthe raising and lowering of the weight into and from the bag B. By thusproviding a packing bag, lining or holder B, the waste paper may beremoved at any time from the receptacle without dismounting the latterfrom its support.

In order to relieve the pivotal supports 7, of undue strain the bottomof the receptacle is provided with caster legs is, which allow thereceptacle to travel freely on the floor.

By my combination and arrangement of arts I economize space, insure apermanent relationship of parts, contribute to the convenience andcomfort of the occupant of a desk or similar article, and obviate thenecessity of the user leaving his seat or straining for the possessionof the ordinary waste paper basket situated promiscuously on the floor.By providing the removable packing lining B, either in the form of a bagor flanged metallic cylinder, 1 also afford a convcnient means forcollecting and storing the waste material as any number of these bagsmay be furnished and used interchangeably. The use of the packing weightalso enables me to compress the paper into more compact form for storageor transportation.

WVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isThe combination of the cylindrical receptacle R formed with the lowerannular flange 1 and upper annular flange 1' formed with the recesses r,the support S, formed with the legs 8, fitting in the recesses r, andresting on the flange T and also formed with the hooks c, and rest h,substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOlV.

\Vitnesses:

D. \V. GARDNER, GEO. lVM. MIATT.

